Why (Annie Lennox song)

"Why"
"Why"
Single by Annie Lennox
from the album Diva
B-side	"Primitive"
Released	16 March 1992
Genre	Soul; pop;
Length	4:53
Label	RCA; Arista;
Songwriter(s)	Annie Lennox
Producer(s)	Stephen Lipson
Annie Lennox singles chronology
Music video
	"Why?" on YouTube

"Why" is the debut solo single of Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, released on 16 March 1992. It was taken from her debut solo album, Diva (1992), and reached number five in the United Kingdom. In the United States, "Why" peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was also a big hit internationally, reaching number one in Italy and peaking within the top 10 in Belgium, Canada, Ireland and five other countries. Its music video was directed by Sophie Muller. Stereogum ranked "Why" number one on their list of "The 10 Best Annie Lennox Songs" in 2015.^[2]

^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 March 1992. p. 21. Retrieved 19 June 2021. Misprinted as 15 March; the album releases section (p. 12) uses the correct date.
^ "The 10 Best Annie Lennox Songs". Stereogum. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

[1] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 March 1992. p. 21. Retrieved 19 June 2021. Misprinted as 15 March; the album releases section (p. 12) uses the correct date.

[2] "The 10 Best Annie Lennox Songs". Stereogum. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

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